Business Support Officer To co-ordinate and undertake admin support to the Cheshire East Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (SCP) Executive, sub-group and task and finish groups. To provide support around key developments in children’s services and any other activities to improve service delivery or partnership working. Cheshire East Safeguarding Children's Partnership has been established to oversee the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Children arrangements as required by the government guidance Working Together 2023. It is formed by the Cheshire East Council, Cheshire Police and NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Cheshire East Place. All partners have equal and joint responsibility for local safeguarding arrangements and we are committed to the principles that support these arrangements. Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities. At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities. If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together. Brighter Future www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/employee-benefits.aspx ABOUT THE ROLE The successful applicant will co-ordinate and undertake admin support to the Cheshire East Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (SCP) Executive, sub-group and task and finish groups. To provide support around key developments in children’s services and any other activities to improve service delivery or partnership working. Ideally, we are looking for the post holder to have experience in organising and minuting meetings and experience working in a safeguarding environment would be preferrable. The candidate will be experienced with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. The post holder will deal with routine and non-routine enquiries in relation to safeguarding and the children's partnership. ABOUT YOU You will have: A high degree of accuracy when inputting data The ability to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines Effective teamwork and communication skills A flexible approach to work The ability to manage sensitive and or confidential information in an appropriate way A high standard of organisation skills HOW TO APPLY To apply for the role please click apply for this job at the bottom of the page, or, for or an informal chat about the role please contact Jen Atkinson 01625 374779. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again. For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteamecwip.co.uk Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.